Rising numbers speak for themselves.
As the numbers don't seem to be decreasing across the globe, the director-general of the
Ghebreyesus revealed that, as the death rates continue to rise, the pressure doesn't seem to do health systems and workers any good. That's why the Emergency Committee on COVID-19, which met last Friday, decided that COVID-19 is still an international public health concern and made a short list of the challenges pushing states and governments.
On a second note, it's getting harder to track the virus as the testing and sequencing rates have been reduced, making it even harder to assess the impact of transmission, disease characteristics, and the effectiveness of counter-measures. Lastly, public opinion, scientific communities' suggestions, and the calls from political leaders don't match up, which leads to the public taking measurements less seriously in public places, such as masking, distancing, and ventilation.Taking the challenges noted above into consideration, the WHO chief made significant recommendations to governments on defying the virus for the long term.
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